Heritage Lottery Fund

Simon Kirby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many charities in Brighton, Kemptown constituency have (a) applied for and (b) received awards from the Heritage Lottery Fund in each year since its establishment.

John Penrose: Since the Heritage Lottery Fund was established 28 applications have been received from, and 20 awards made to, charities in the Brighton, Kempton constituency. A breakdown can be found in the following table:
	
		
			  Applications Awards 
			 1994-95 0 0 
			 1995-96 0 0 
			 1996-97 1 0 
			 1997-98 0 0 
			 1998-99 1 0 
			 1999-2000 0 0 
			 2000-01 1 1 
			 2001-02 2 2 
			 2002-03 1 0 
			 2003-04 5 5 
			 2004-05 2 2 
			 2005-06 3 3 
			 2006-07 3 3 
			 2007-08 1 0 
			 2008-09 5 1 
			 2009-10 3 3 
			 2010-11 0 0 
			 Total 28 20 
		
	
	The data covers the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 2011 and relates only to awards where the applicant organisation identified itself as having charitable status. It therefore may not include all awards that benefited local community/voluntary organisations.

Members: Correspondence

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Warrington North of 18 May 2011.

John Penrose: On 7 June the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt) and I wrote to all hon. Members on the sale of the Tote. This letter covered the issue raised in the hon. Member for Warrington North's letter of 18 May.

Westminster Hall Sittings

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Leader of the House what steps he plans to take to enhance the profile and status of debates in Westminster Hall.

George Young: The Government considers Westminster Hall to be an important forum in which Members of the House can hold the Government to account. In June 2010, the Government established the Backbench Business Committee to give individual Members greater access to the parliamentary agenda. Since that point, the Government no longer plays any role in selecting topics for debate in Westminster Hall. It is now for the Backbench Business Committee, the Liaison Committee and individual Back-Bench Members to ensure that Westminster Hall continues to accommodate topical and well subscribed debates.

Electricity

Huw Irranca-Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 
	(1)  what steps he has taken in relation to skills, organisational capacity and supply chain barriers to investment in the new energy market;
	(2)  what plans he to discuss skills, organisational capacity and supply chain barriers to investment in the new energy market capacity with Ministerial colleagues.

Charles Hendry: My colleagues and I recognise the potential benefits to the UK economy of the new energy market and the contribution that skills will make to this. My officials are working with BIS and DEFRA on a project, Skills for a Green Economy, to consider the demand for, and supply of, green skills across the economy with a view to determining the need for additional actions. The project findings are due to be published before the autumn. Alongside this, reforms to make the skills system more flexible and responsive to demand will help the skills system to react appropriately to new and changing skills needs.
	Where supply chains and skills are a barrier to particular projects, individual policy teams are taking bespoke action with input from a diverse set of stakeholders, including several other Government Departments, academia and industry, in order to mitigate and resolve these.

Electricity

Tessa Munt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has issued guidance on the application of the Holford rules for overhead electricity connection and transmission schemes; and if he will make a statement.

Charles Hendry: The Government considers that the Holford rules are an important part of the framework for routeing new overhead electricity lines and taking mitigating actions. As such the rules are directly quoted in the revised draft National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5). Inclusion in EN-5 means that, for planning applications, the Infrastructure Planning Commission must take them into account. The Government are currently finalising the energy National Policy Statements.

Energy: Housing

Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what requirements there will be for installers who wish to participate in (a) the Green Deal and (b) the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme to join an accreditation scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Gregory Barker: We have appointed the British Standards Institute (BSI) to develop an overarching standard by the beginning of next year which all installers will have to meet if they wish to participate in the Green Deal. This will include any relevant standards required under the RHI. We have appointed the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) to then accredit the existing trade certification bodies to ensure their members wishing to install Green Deal measures meet this standard from April 2012.
	To be eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, all non-domestic biomass, ground and water source heat pumps and solar thermal installations of 45 kWth capacity or less, will need to be installed by installers certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) scheme or equivalent schemes such as Solar Keymark for solar thermal.
	The Government believe owners of larger installations are more likely and able to obtain the necessary expertise to guide their choices to ensure high quality installations and value for money, so we will not be requiring the same standards for installations larger than 45 kWth in the RHI.
	We will introduce. support for domestic installations from autumn 2012 and are currently considering what eligibility criteria should apply. No final decisions have been taken and the criteria, including whether installers will be required to have MCS certification, will be published for consultation at the end of the year.

Nuclear Power Stations: Flood Control

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate sea defences for nuclear reactors at sea level.

Charles Hendry: The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the right hon. Member for Eastleigh (Chris Huhne), asked the UK Chief Nuclear Inspector Dr Mike Weightman to provide a report to the Government on the implications of the unprecedented events in Japan and the lessons to be learned for the UK nuclear industry. This interim report was presented on 18 May.
	Dr Weightman's interim report gives a clear indication that the UK's current safety regime remains robust and therefore, so far as is reasonably practicable, the levels of protection currently in place, including sea defences, are appropriate compared to the level of risk to ensure safety at the UK's nuclear power plants.
	The Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) ensures that nuclear operators comply with the UK's robust regulatory requirements so that the risks are reduced as low as is reasonably practicable. Part of the regulatory regime establishes a licensing regime which is the most restrictive regulatory approach available other than prohibition. As part of the licensing regime licensees are required to re-view and re-assess the safety of their plants periodically and systematically. Periodic safety reviews (PSRs) which are normally carried out on a 10 yearly cycle, are normally placed in the public domain once the regulator agrees that the findings have met the safety requirements.

Peak Oil

Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.

Charles Hendry: Although we do not subscribe to a particular view on when oil production is likely to peak, we recognise that there are significant challenges for investment in future oil production and that there is a role for governments to play in working towards enhancing energy supplies and reducing demand for fossil fuels.
	On investment, we are working domestically and with international- partners to reduce barriers to timely and adequate investment in the oil sector. We also work on enhancing oil price stability and ensuring that market participants have the confidence to make the necessary and timely investments by working internationally to improve transparency in the physical and financial oil markets.
	Furthermore, our climate change, energy efficiency and energy security policies will not only reduce the UK's carbon emissions, but will also reduce security risks associated with our use of fossil fuels and will help to ease our demand for oil.

Fisheries

Peter Aldous: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library a copy of the information her Department holds on (a) the individuals or bodies who hold UK fisheries quota and (b) those who hold UK quota who are not actively involved in fisheries.

Richard Benyon: Information in terms of the holdings of Fixed Quota Allocation (FQA) units by members of each UK fishermen's producer organisations is available as part of the information released each year as part of the process of allocating the overall UK quota out to various parts of the industry. The latest information available is on holdings as at 1 January 2010 used to distribute quotas for 2010, and it is available from the Marine Management Organisation's internet site at:
	http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/management/quotas.htm
	Similar information for the position as at 1 January 2011 is currently being finalised as part of final allocations of quotas for 2011.
	These reports do not include details of holdings by individuals. Such information would include personal data as defined in Section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act as information relating to living persons, and thus disclosure would breach the principles within the Act. In addition, the information requested is effectively details of a commercial (or personal) asset held by the owner and is thus regarded as commercially sensitive, in that if others gain knowledge of their quota ownership (or possibly lack of ownership), it may potentially affect business agreements they might enter into.
	The commercial sensitivity and personal nature of the information also prevents the provision of information on those who hold UK quota who are not actively involved in fisheries. In addition, a significant proportion of quota is held by producer organisations themselves on behalf of their members or other individuals. The actual beneficial holder of the quota is known by the producer organisation involved but this information is not routinely collected by fisheries administrations. As such it is not possible to determine to what extent these holdings may be held by those who are not actively involved in fishing.
	An exercise was carried out in 2007 to look at the details on the ownership of the quota allocation units held by producer organisations on behalf of others. This indicated that for the total holdings of FQA units in the UK, the proportion held by producer organisations (PO) themselves rather than linked to individual vessels was 18.6%. Of this, 3.1% was being held by the PO itself on behalf of its members as a collective asset, 5.5% on behalf of individual active members of the PO, 4.4% held on behalf of vessels’ agents or salesmen, 2.0% held as part of Community Quota Schemes and 3.5% on behalf of other types of owner.

Radioactive Materials

Michael Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the results are of monitoring measurements carried out by or notified to the Health Protection Agency of (a) concentrations and (b) activities of (i) plutonium, (ii) uranium and (iii) other actinides (A) since 20 March 2011 and (B) between 1 January 2011 and 19 March 2011.

Richard Benyon: The Health Protection Agency (HPA) runs a small environmental radioactivity surveillance programme in the UK. The most recent published results are for 2007 and 2008 and can be found on the HPA website. The results for 2009 will be published shortly. The main objective of the HPA programme is to provide data typical of the UK against which site specific data can be compared and to provide independent evidence that can be used in support of queries about the impact of radioactivity in the environment. Some limited monitoring of plutonium levels in air is carried out but no analyses are routinely done for uranium or actinides other than plutonium. No measurement data is currently available for the period 1 January 2011 to 19 March 2011.
	The sites used by the HPA across the UK for its surveillance programme were used to monitor activity concentrations in air following the release of radioactivity to atmosphere from the Fukushima plant in Japan. The frequency of collection of air samples was increased and a very high volume air sampler at HPA's Chilton site in Oxfordshire was also deployed. The air samples collected were analysed for a wide range of radionuclides. All the results from the air samples taken from 20 March 2011 onwards have been published in the Fukushima updates on the HPA website. No other radionuclides have been measured using the very sensitive monitoring equipment which can pick up trace levels of radionuclides in air and other environmental materials. Some air filters were further analysed using radiochemical techniques for isotopes of plutonium and strontium-90. Only background levels of plutonium were found, which are consistent with levels routinely measured by HPA at Seascale in Cumbria; strontium-90 was not detected.
	The Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Northern Ireland Environment Agency also deploy High Volume Air samplers at locations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales. Results of the routine monitoring carried out using the samplers are reported in “Radioactivity in Food and the Environment” publications. During the Fukushima event, filters were collected and analysed weekly and the results sent to HPA for collation and publication on its website.

Bahrain: Motor Sports

Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made representations to the FIA on proposals to stage a Formula 1 race in Bahrain in 2011.

Alistair Burt: holding answer 13 June 2011
	The decision on whether to hold the Grand Prix in Bahrain in 2011 is one entirely for the FIA. This is not a decision for HM Government and we have not made representations to the FIA regarding their decision.
	The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), observed in this House that Formula 1 had failed to account for public opinion when it announced that the Grand Prix would go ahead. This reflects the attention which the world has been paying to recent events in Bahrain. It is clear that the world is watching Bahrain, and expects further progress on political reform and on the National Dialogue recently announced by the King.

Caribbean: Cultural Relations

Daniel Poulter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to build closer cultural ties with states in the Caribbean.

Jeremy Browne: We have strong cultural ties with the Caribbean which this Government are committed to maintaining and developing further. We have missions in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, St Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Cuba and Belize. We also have a British Council presence in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Our decision not to close any of our missions in the region during this Government reflect our commitment to a maintaining a close engagement with the Caribbean states.
	The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also provides academic scholarships for individuals in the Caribbean as part of the Chevening Scholarship programme. This programme helps the UK maintain its academic ties with the region and develop our cultural links. The 2012 Olympics will provide further opportunities to build on our cultural and sporting links. Our high commission in Kingston has already had some initial contact with the Jamaican authorities about plans for a 'Jamaica Village' in London during the 2012 Olympics. We expect these and other contacts to increase during the coming year.

Egypt: Politics and Government

Kwasi Kwarteng: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support the parliamentary election process in Egypt.

Alistair Burt: There has been sustained high-level British Government engagement in support of the democratic transition process in Egypt, including visits from the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and Minister Burt. Our embassy has on-going discussions with the Egyptian Government about the process.
	The UK has committed £1.2 million bilaterally under the Arab Partnership to support the political transition through a range of programmes, including to strengthen political participation and the public voice. In this context, we have organised a series of seminars in Egypt targeting young political activists and a number of visits to the UK, including for officials from the Ministry of Interior to observe the UK 5 May referendum; for a delegation of senior judges and the head of the Judicial Committee for Political Parties; and for prominent revolutionary activists planning to establish their own political parties.
	The EU has offered a package of short-term assistance, which includes support for elections and civil society and political capacity building. EU direct assistance requires a formal Government request which has not yet been received. But the European Action Service is working up measures to support civil society.

Israel: OECD

Andy Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2010, Official Report, column 830W, on Israel: OECD, on what dates the OECD study team quantifying the effects on Israeli macroeconomic statistics of the inclusion of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank has met in 2011; what input the UK representative has provided to the team; and what sources of economic data independent of the Israeli government have been used.

Alistair Burt: The OECD Study Team comprises national experts from Australia, Norway and the UK, together with OECD officials in Paris, and has been holding regular conference calls on the review since December 2010. A fact-finding visit was made to Israel by OECD officials in January 2011 and the Study Team has recently visited Israel to discuss its findings with the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The Study Team will be reporting to OECD's Committee on Statistics later in June. The UK representative has played a full and active part in the review process, advising on issues arising and contributing to production of the final report. The Study Team has utilised data provided by the CBS for the review: it wouldn't have been practicable to draw on extraneous data.

Middle East: Peace Negotiations

Andrew Percy: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of the implications of the Hamas Charter for the Middle East peace process;
	(2)  what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to press Hamas to accept the Quartet principles and to participate in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what steps he is taking to press Hamas to renounce violence, recognise the state of Israel and accept previous diplomatic agreements.

Alistair Burt: As I have consistently made clear, most recently to the House on 9 June, Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and the whole of Hamas is listed on the EU's Asset Freeze Regime. Hamas must abandon violence and commit to a two state solution, and we call again for the immediate release of Gilad Shalit.
	As Hamas seeks to agree with President Abbas the composition of an interim Palestinian Authority I have also made it clear that the UK will judge a future Palestinian government by its actions and its readiness to work for peace. The new Palestinian Authority should be composed of independent figures on the basis that President Abbas set out on 4 May. As was the case with the outgoing Authority, it should uphold the principle of non-violence, be committed to a negotiated two-state solution, and accept previous agreements of the PLO.

Sri Lanka: Politics and Government

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the Government's recent discussions with the government of the Russian Federation on the position of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

David Lidington: The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), has not held such discussions with Foreign Minister Lavrov nor have there been any recent discussions with the Government of the Russia Federation on the position of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Ministers and officials regularly engage with the Government of Sri Lanka and international partners about supporting reconciliation between Sri Lanka's communities.

Sudan: Armed Conflict

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of (a) shooting by forces aligned to Sudanese armed forces in Kadui, (b) northward movements of Sudan People's Liberation Army soldiers, (c) flights of Antonov planes over Kadulli and (d) other violent incidents in Southern Kordofan.

Henry Bellingham: We are very concerned at the latest reports of violence in South Kordofan, which include continued fighting in Kadugli and aerial bombardments in several locations across the state. The British embassy in Khartoum and the consulate general in Juba remain in daily contact with their UN colleagues to ensure they are kept abreast of the most up to date reports. We have seen unconfirmed reports of the Sudan People's Liberation Army moving north. These reports are very worrying, and we urge both parties to de-escalate the situation and return to the negotiating table.

Health and Social Care Bill 2010-11

Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, column 430W, on the Health and Social Care Bill, whether he now plans to re-commit the Health and Social Care Bill to a Public Bill Committee.

Simon Burns: As the Secretary of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr Lansley), announced in his oral statement, on 14 June 2011, Official Report, columns 644-47, the Government will ask the House to recommit the relevant parts of the Health and Social Care Bill to a Public Bill Committee shortly.

Infant Mortality: Research

Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what proportion of the funding allocated by his Department for health research was allocated to research on (a) maternal and (b) fetal health in each of the last five years; [Official Report, 6 July 2011, Vol. 530, c. 15MC.]
	(2)  what proportion of the funding allocated by his Department for (a) maternal and (b) fetal health research was allocated to research into stillbirth prevention;
	(3)  how much his Department has spent on research into (a) the causes and prevention of stillbirth, (b) sudden infant death syndrome and (c) preventing neonatal deaths in the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Simon Burns: The Department funds research through both the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Policy Research Programme (PRP).
	Estimated spend by the NIHR and PRP relating to maternal and foetal health is as follows.
	
		
			  Estimated spend on maternal and foetal health research (£ million) Estimated spend on maternal and foetal health research as a proportion of total NIHR revenue and PRP spend (percentage) 
			 2006-07 4.4 0.6 
			 2007-08 4.7 0.6 
			 2008-09 9.0 1.1 
			 2009-10 10.9 1.2 
			 2010-11 12.7 1.3 
		
	
	The Department does not hold specific figures for the proportion of funding allocated to research into stillbirth prevention, preventing neonatal deaths or sudden infant death syndrome.
	The Government fund a range of research of relevance to maternal and foetal health, including stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome.
	For example, the Department's Policy Research Programme has funded a Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford. Research themes include pregnancy loss, perinatal morbidity, maternal morbidity and maternal mortality.
	The Department also funds research relevant to stillbirth. For example, through an NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research, the Department is funding a study entitled “Improving Pregnancy Outcomes in Obese Women”. Running from 2008 to 2012, this study aims to develop an individually tailored “life style” programme for obese women.
	Furthermore, the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre has an ongoing programme of research on women's health. A major focus of this research is understanding the determinants of stillbirth risk and using this understanding to improve clinical care of pregnant women.
	In addition, the Government currently fund the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE), which publishes an annual report into perinatal mortality. CMACE monitors changes in perinatal mortality rates, and identifies causes and risk factors. In addition to providing a national overview, CMACE also provides localised information to enable maternity units to review and monitor their own rates so that action can be taken to improve services.

NHS: Private Sector

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients chose to use a private provider for an NHS funded procedure in each year from 1997 to 2010; and at what cost to the public purse in each such year.

Simon Burns: The figures in Table 1 provide a count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) where a main operative procedure or intervention was performed at independent sector providers. These include patients who may have elected or been referred to these centres between 2000-01 and 2009-10. The Department does not collect information on a patient's choice of provider. A decision on the choice of provider should be part of the patient-referrer discussion.
	
		
			 Table 1: FCEs with an operative procedure   c  arried out by independent sector providers 
			  Number 
			 2000-01 11 
			 2001-02 11 
			 2002-03 438 
			 2003-04 4,936 
			 2004-05 13,109 
			 2005-06 16,051 
			 2006-07 61,125 
			 2007-08 87,027 
		
	
	
		
			 2008-09 159,249 
			 2009-10 208,693 
			 Note:Data qualityHospital Episode Statistics (HES) are compiled from data sent by more than 300 national health service trusts and PCTs in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.  Source:  Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care. 
		
	
	The expenditure in Table 2 relates to the total health care spend in independent sector treatment sectors and other private sector providers and covers a range of services and treatments. Data was not collected on expenditure between different sector providers (including voluntary and local authority) prior to 2006-07.
	
		
			 Table 2: Expenditure by primary care trusts (PCTs)  on the purchase of health care from non-NHS bodies 2006-07 to 2009-10 
			  2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 
			  £ million % £ million % £ million % £ million % 
			 Spend with         
			 Independent sector treatment centres 200 0.3 314 0.4 352 0.4 373 0.4 
			 Other private sector providers 1,992 2.5 2,602 3.0 3,066 3.4 3,766 3.9 
			 Total 2,192 2.8 7,916 3.4 3,418 3.8 4,139 4.3 
			 Source:  Audited PCT summarisation schedules 2006-07 to 2009-10.

Departmental Lost Property

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) laptops and (c) hand-held IT devices issued by his Department have been recorded as lost since May 2010.

Jonathan Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice has recorded the loss or theft of (b) 47 laptops and (c) 58 BlackBerrys from May 2010 until the end of March 2011. Information on the number of (a) mobile telephones lost is not held centrally, and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	All Ministry of Justice laptops and BlackBerrys are encrypted and protected with a complex password; and all BlackBerrys that are registered as lost or stolen are blocked remotely, making it impossible for them to be used. The Ministry also implements security incident management procedures to ensure that the impacts of incidents are risk managed and investigations are undertaken to seek, where possible, to retrieve lost/stolen assets.
	The Ministry adopts government security policy framework requirements to securely protect its assets.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on (a) stationery, (b) ministerial hospitality, (c) taxis, (d) pot plants and cut flowers, (e) lost mobile phones, (f) IT, (g) staff training and (h) staff away days since May 2010.

Kenneth Clarke: I shall provide the hon. Member with a reply as soon as possible.

Public Sector: Land

Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consultation he has had with (a) the Welsh Government, (b) the Scottish Government and (c) the Northern Ireland Executive on plans for Government departments to dispose of surplus public sector land.

Bob Neill: The disposal of surplus public sector land is a devolved matter, and the announcement on 8 June 2011 by the Minister for Housing and Local Government, the right hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps), to accelerate the release of public sector land for housing related to England only. My officials meet regularly with their counterparts in the devolved Administrations to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Disability Living Allowance: Clwyd

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in Vale of Clwyd constituency who will be affected by the planned change to disability living allowance.

Maria Miller: Support in personal independence payment will be focused on those who face the biggest barriers to independent living. The assessment continues to be developed and at this stage, therefore, an evaluation is not available of the impact that changes could have on existing disability living allowance, or future recipients. We are working with disabled people and organisations that represent them on the detailed design and delivery of personal independence payment and the outcomes from this work will be reflected in updates to the impact assessment for this change. We have already announced that personal independence payment will be a non-taxable, non means-tested benefit payable to people in and out of work.
	The numbers of recipients of disability living allowance in the Vale of Clwyd parliamentary constituency who are 16 to 64 years old are provided in the following table.
	
		
			 Recipients of disability living allowance in the Vale of Clwyd parliamentary constituency ages 16 to 64—November 2010 
			  Number 
			 Vale of Clwyd Constituency (ages 16 to 64) 4,000 
			 Notes: 1. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Data is for the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. These figures are published at http://83.244.183.180/100pc/tabtool.html Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 100% WPLS

Disability Living Allowance: Mental Health

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people with a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability who were in receipt of disability benefits and have had those benefits withdrawn in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Maria Miller: We are unable to estimate the number of people with mental health conditions or physical disabilities who have had their disability living allowance or attendance allowance withdrawn. The specific information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The information on the number of people with mental or physical disabilities in receipt of disability living allowance or attendance allowance is in the following tables.
	
		
			 Disability living allowance recipients by main disabling condition, Great Britain, November 2010 
			  Total 
			 All 3,181,080 
			 Physical Disorders 2,299,750 
			 Mental Health Disorders 881,330 
			 Source:  DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. 
		
	
	
		
			 Attendance allowance recipients by main disabling condition, Great Britain, November 2010 
			  Total 
			 All 1,626,910 
			 Physical Disorders 1,470,120 
		
	
	
		
			 Mental Health Disorders 156,790 
			 Notes:  1. Caseloads are rounded to the nearest 10—totals may not sum due to rounding.  2. Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded.  3. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.  4. ‘Physical Disorders’ encompass all categories not included in ‘Mental Health Disorders’. Namely, the main disabling conditions Arthritis, Muscle/Joint/Bone Disease, Blindness, Stroke Related, Epilepsy, Deafness, Malignant Disease, Chest Disease, Back Ailments, Heart Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Renal Disorders, AIDS, Skin Disease, Frailty, Multiple Sclerosis and a number of cases not allocated to a main disabling condition. These are codes which were introduced in October 2008 and include B21 ‘Infectious diseases (Tuberculosis)’, B31 ‘Infectious diseases (Malaria)’ and B99 ‘Infectious diseases (Other ‘Infectious Disease’)’. Unknown cases are also included in this category.  5. ‘Mental Health Disorders’ encompass the main disabling conditions ‘Learning Difficulties’ and ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’ and the new code introduced in October 2008, ‘Psychiatric Disorders’. Source:  DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Disability Living Allowance: Mental Health

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in Bridgend constituency (a) of each age group, (b) of each sex, (c) with each physical disability and (d) with each mental health diagnosis who are in receipt of disability benefits; and if he will make a statement.

Maria Miller: The information requested is in the following tables.
	
		
			 Disability living allowance recipients in Bridgend parliamentary constituency by main disabling condition, age and sex—November 2010 
			  All Physical disorders Mental health disorders 
			  All Female Male All Female Male All Female Male 
			 All 6,660 3,380 3,280 5,190 2,760 2,430 1,470 630 850 
			 Under 5 70 30 40 40 20 20 30 10 20 
			 5-10 220 60 160 110 40 70 100 20 80 
			 11-15 240 70 170 120 40 80 120 20 100 
			 16-17 90 30 60 40 20 20 50 10 40 
			 18-24 250 90 160 100 30 70 150 60 100 
			 25-29 160 80 80 70 40 30 100 50 50 
			 30-34 190 80 100 90 40 40 100 40 60 
			 35-39 290 150 140 160 100 60 130 50 70 
			 40-44 330 180 150 210 120 90 120 60 60 
			 45-49 510 300 210 350 210 140 160 90 70 
			 50-54 480 290 200 360 220 140 120 70 50 
			 55-59 620 360 260 530 310 220 90 50 40 
			 60-64 860 450 410 770 410 360 90 40 50 
			 65-69 890 470 420 830 440 400 60 40 20 
			 70-74 720 370 340 680 360 330 30 10 20 
			 75-79 470 240 230 450 230 220 20 10 10 
			 80-84 190 90 110 190 90 110 — — — 
			 85-89 70 40 30 70 40 30 — — — 
			 90 and over 10 10 — 10 10 — — — — 
			 All 6,660 3,380 3,280 5,190 2,760 2,430 1,470 630 850 
		
	
	
		
			 Attendance allowance recipients in Bridgend parliamentary constituency by main disabling condition, age and sex—November 2010 
			  All Physical disorders Mental health disorders 
			  All Female Male All Female Male All Female Male 
			 All 2,910 2,030 880 2,730 1,900 830 180 130 50 
			 65 to 69 80 50 30 70 50 30 10 — 10 
			 70 to 74 330 210 120 320 200 120 20 10 — 
			 75 to 79 600 390 210 550 360 190 40 20 20 
			 80 to 84 730 510 220 690 470 210 40 30 10 
			 85 to 89 730 520 200 690 490 190 40 30 10 
			 90 and over 440 350 90 410 320 90 30 30 — 
			 ‘—’ Denotes nil or negligible. Notes: 1. Case loads are rounded to the nearest 10—totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded. 3. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 4. Constituencies used are for the Westminster Parliament 2010. 5. 'Physical Disorders' encompass all categories not included in 'Mental Health Disorders’. Namely, the main disabling conditions Arthritis, Muscle/Joint/Bone Disease, Blindness, Stroke Related, Epilepsy, Deafness, Malignant Disease, Chest Disease, Back Ailments, Heart Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Renal Disorders, AIDS, Skin Disease, Frailty, Multiple Sclerosis and a number of cases not allocated to a main disabling condition. These are codes which were introduced in October 2008 and include B21 'Infectious diseases (Tuberculosis)', B31 'Infectious diseases (Malaria)' and B99 'Infectious diseases (Other Infectious Disease)'. Unknown cases are also included in this category. 6. 'Mental Health Disorders' encompass the main disabling conditions 'Learning Difficulties' and 'Mental and Behavioural Disorders' and the new code introduced in October 2008 , 'Psychiatric Disorders'. Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Armed Forces: Vehicles

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-combat vehicles owned by his Department were manufactured (a) in the UK, (b) in another EU member state and (c) in a country outside the EU.

Peter Luff: The Ministry of Defence has a lease/hire agreement in place for the provision of the majority of non-operational vehicles (White Fleet Vehicles), which includes cars, vans, trailers, minibuses, motorbikes and coaches. These are vehicles which are not intended to operate in combat zones. We do not therefore own such vehicles under this arrangement.
	Some units may arrange for the ad hoc supply of a very small quantity of non-operational vehicles to be provided through local arrangements. These details are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Consultants

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on consultants since 1 November 2010.

Andrew Robathan: Consultancy (or external assistance) includes a range of activities, such as management consultancy, specialist lawyers, commercial bankers and IT expertise. Consultants help us increase our efficiency and effectiveness, but are employed only where the necessary work cannot be undertaken in house and where value for money can be clearly demonstrated. The total spend on consultants for the period 1 November 2010 to 30 March 2011 for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was £13.085 million. This includes the MOD agencies and trading funds.
	All new spend on consultancy must comply with the tighter controls announced last year by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne).

Departmental Films

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on producing films since December 2010.

Andrew Robathan: Since December 2010 the Ministry of Defence, including its Trading Funds, has spent approximately £440,000 on producing films, primarily to support essential training and as part of recruitment to maintain operational capability to the armed forces.
	
		
			  £ 
			 Recruitment 6,673 
			 Training 361,626 
			 Other 75,000 
		
	
	This covers production of Army Families Deployment Guide.

Departmental Marketing

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on advertising since May 2010.

Andrew Robathan: In June 2010, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury imposed restrictions across Government on marketing and advertising spend.
	The following figures have been taken from requests which have been submitted to the Ministry of Defence (MOD)'s Director of Media and Communications and approved under the Cabinet Office marketing and advertising restrictions from June 2010 to June 2011.
	
		
			  £ million 
			 MOD 20.0 
			 Trading funds 1.4 
			 Total 21.4 
		
	
	The MOD expenditure of £20 million includes £18 million for essential recruiting advertising to maintain the operational capability of the armed forces.

Departmental Renewable Energy

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many buildings (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department have had renewable energy equipment installed to provide power in the last 12 months; and what type of equipment was installed in each such case.

Andrew Robathan: A range of renewable energy technologies have been installed on the Defence estate over the last 12 months. However, records of each individual piece of equipment, and where it is located is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	Examples of the types of renewable energy equipment installed include: ground source heat pumps, solar photovoltaic panels and a biomass boiler.

Libya: Armed Conflict

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average daily cost of (a) using Italian air bases and (b) providing accommodation for UK armed forces in Italy as part of Operation Ellamy has been; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Harvey: It is too early to give a robust estimate of the costs of the operations in Libya. However, we expect they should be modest compared with some other operations, such as Afghanistan. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the right hon. Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), has made clear, the additional costs of operations in Libya will be fully met from the reserve.
	There are no ongoing additional costs resulting from our use of Italian air bases as this operation is being conducted under NATO and thus members of the alliance incur nil costs for such use.
	The approximate average daily cost, assessed up to 1 June 2011, for accommodation of all UK personnel at the main deployed locations in Italy as given in the following table.
	
		
			  Approximate daily accommodation costs (£) 
			 Gioia dell Colle, Italy 30,000 
			 Trapani, Italy 10,000 
			 Poggio Renatico, Italy 5,000 
			 Naples, Italy £2,000

Libya: Armed Conflict

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF reserves at each (a) rank and (b) speciality are deployed on Libyan operations.

Nick Harvey: holding answer 10 June 2011
	As at 9 June 2011, the following Royal Auxiliary Air Force personnel were deployed outside the UK in support of operation Ellamy:
	
		
			 Trade/Branch Rank 
			 Movements Operator 1 x Senior Aircraftman 
			 Ops Support (Flight Operations) 1 x Flying Officer 
			   
		
	
	
		
			 Ops Support (Personnel) 1 x Acting Flight Lieutenant 
			  1 x Wing Commander 
			   
			 Weapons Systems Operator (Crewman) 1 x Master Aircrew 
		
	
	The following sponsored reserves are also deployed on operation Ellamy:
	
		
			 Trade/Branch Rank 
			 Engineering Technician 2 x Chief Technician 
			   
			 Ops Support (Flight Operations) 2 x Flying Officer 
			  1 x Flight Lieutenant 
			   
			 Supplier 2 x Corporal 
		
	
	Additionally the following Royal Auxiliary Air Force personnel have been called-out to support operation Ellamy within the UK:
	
		
			 Trade/Branch Rank 
			 Intelligence Analyst 5 x Senior Aircraftman 
			  1 x Corporal 
			  1 x Sergeant

Military Aircraft: Low Flying

Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 25WS, on military low flying 2010-11, on how many low-flying training hours in (a) the UK and (b) Wales were used for the training of members of the (i) Royal Air Force and (ii) air forces of each other country and organisation which participated in low-flying training in UK airspace in 2010-11.

Andrew Robathan: The information is not held in the format requested. A total of 49,399 hours of low-flying training, including operational low flying, were carried out across the UK during the training year 2010-11. Foreign based aircraft are recorded as having operated within the UK as a whole for a total of 112 hours and 47 minutes in the training year 2010-11.
	A total of 6,178 low-flying hours were recorded as being operated over Low Flying Area (LFA) 7 and LFA 7 T, which cover most, but not all, of Wales; we have no record showing separate flights by foreign based aircraft. Some foreign based aircraft may have operated both in the UK as a whole, and over Wales, as part of UK-led formations or exercises.

Stabilisation Unit: Finance

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department has allocated to its Stabilisation Fund in each year of the comprehensive spending review period.

Nick Harvey: The Stabilisation Aid Fund and Conflict Prevention Pool were merged on 1 April 2009 to form the Conflict Pool, which is managed jointly by the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence. Funding for the Conflict Pool is provided by HM Treasury as part of a dedicated settlement on conflict resources and is separate from departmental expenditure limits.
	The Conflict Pool’s funding allocation for each year of the current spending review period was provided in a written ministerial statement made by the Secretary of State for International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), on 5 April 2011, Official Report, columns 57-59WS.

Civil Service

George Howarth: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the potential effect of civil service job losses on (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

Francis Maude: It is for individual Departments to determine their workforce planning. The Government are committed to support all public sector employers to do everything that they can to mitigate the impact of workforce reductions.

Well-being

Jo Swinson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of the implications for Government policy of the Government Office for Science's Foresight report on Mental Capacity and Well-Being; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what assessment he has made of the recommendations relating to his Department of the report by the Government Office for Science on Mental Capital and Well-being; if he will ensure that his Department's policy development process takes account of psychological research into subjective wellbeing; and if he will make a statement.

Francis Maude: Health and well-being is one of the Cabinet Secretary's corporate priorities. The Cabinet Office is working with DWP and other Government Departments to achieve a reduction in sickness absence levels.

Children: Protection

Bill Esterson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effects on the effectiveness of child protection of reductions to police budgets.

James Brokenshire: holding answer 15 June 2011
	Child protection is an absolute priority for the Government and we are committed to ensuring we have the best possible arrangements in place to protect children and families from harm.
	The police play an important part in local child safeguarding arrangements and have a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in England and to investigate child abuse and other crimes committed against children.
	The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have recently carried out a scoping review of child protection resources and found no evidence to suggest that any force has made or intends to make reductions to their public protection units, in particular their child protection teams. ACPO have also identified good work that is being driven locally to enhance safeguarding through stronger partnership working, and are working with forces to make these good practice models available nationally.

Departmental Procurement

Julian Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.

Damian Green: Recognising the important contribution small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make to the economy, the Home Department has fully published its plans to meet the Government's commitment to allow SMEs to compete more fairly for governmental contracts on its commercial website:
	http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/procurement/
	The Department has helped small businesses reduce the barriers they face in bidding for government contracts by simplifying processes and linking the Home Office website to the Supply2.gov.uk portal where we advertise lower value contract opportunities.
	The website has also been linked to provide access to opportunities through the Contracts Finder website and Tenders Electronic Daily. In addition, the Department has provided clear links and contact points for additional information and queries. This information enables SMEs to access relevant procurement data, details of how they can potentially work with the Department (either directly, through the supply chain or as part of a consortia) and details of what the Department buys.
	The Department is continuing with further work to evaluate its procurement activity to establish areas of goods and services which can be delivered by SMEs. This evaluation will inform our procurement approach and ensure we maximise opportunities for such enterprises.

Drugs: Young People

Laura Sandys: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to address drug misuse amongst the migrant youth population.

James Brokenshire: Drugs misuse among young people, including the migrant youth population, is being addressed through the Drug Strategy 2010.
	There are three strands to the Strategy: reducing demand; restricting supply; and building recovery in communities. The reducing demand theme outlines our approach to preventing young people taking drugs in the first place and, for those already misusing drugs, intervening early and providing support to help them stop their drugs use. By working with the Department for Education and others we are ensuring young people have access to information on drugs—and the effects and harms of drugs—via schools through the internal review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education and review of the National Curriculum and the FRANK drugs information and support service.
	The Strategy recognises that particular groups of young people may be at increased risk of drug misuse. Approaches to identifying the needs of young people, and appropriate support are best made at the local level. For those young people who already misuse drugs we are ensuring they have rapid access to specialist support through local substance misuse and youth offending services.
	To facilitate this we are encouraging local services to work together by simplifying the funding mechanisms that are used to deliver tailored interventions in local areas for young people and families.
	The focus of the Strategy as far as young people are concerned is preventing the escalation of drug misuse by young people to stop them becoming drug dependent adults.

Visas: Kosovo

Denis MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many UK visas have been granted to citizens of Kosovo in each of the last five years.

Damian Green: The number of visas issued to Kosovo nationals for the years 2006 to 2010 is:
	
		
			  Number 
			 2006 0 
			 2007 44 
			 2008 182 
			 2009 2,185 
			 2010 3,268 
		
	
	
		
			 Total 5,679 
		
	
	The data is based on management information. It is provisional and subject to change

Afghanistan: Corruption

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of progress in reducing the level of corruption in Afghanistan since January 2011.

Andrew Mitchell: Corruption in Afghanistan is endemic. The UK Government, including the Department for International Development (DFID), is working closely with the Government of Afghanistan to tackle corruption, enforce the law and improve government accountability at all levels. Progress to date has been mixed. However, since January 2011 a significant achievement has been the establishment of an independent anti-corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC).
	The MEC, comprised of Afghans and international experts will assess progress with tackling corruption against agreed benchmarks and the effectiveness of international assistance in support of these efforts. The UK Government played a key role in lobbying for the creation of the MEC and are supporting its development.

Developing Countries: Climate Change

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development by what date he plans to commit the amounts pledged by his Department as fast start climate finance for developing countries.

Stephen O'Brien: The UK's International Climate Fund (ICF) commitment, announced in the 2010 spending review, fully funds the UK's £1.5 billion Fast Start pledge, of which over one-third has already been committed in 2010. Further activities are under way or in design to ensure that developing countries can achieve real, tangible progress towards low carbon, climate resilient development and reduce deforestation,

Developing Countries: Law and Order

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on provision of (a) law and order services, (b) police services, (c) prison services including the building of prisons and (d) the criminal justice systems in each of the last five years; and what the (i) recipient country and (ii) amount provided was in each case.

Alan Duncan: The Department for International Development (DFID) does not track spend against the specific categories mentioned in the question as there is some overlap between them. I have placed two tables in the Library of the House providing data by country and year across the two categories currently used by DFID to track spending on Legal and Judicial Development and Security Sector Reform.
	Data has been included where there has been expenditure greater than £100,000 in any one of the last five years.
	This covers spend by DFID and not total HMG spend. Security and Justice is a priority area for the Conflict Pool. FCO and MOD disburse Conflict Pool resources in this area. Details of ODA disbursed through other Government Departments can be found at:
	http://www.dfid.gov.uk/About-DFID/Finance-and-performance/Aid-Statistics/Statistic-on-International-Development-2010/
	Further detail on DFID's specific projects is available at:
	http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

Copyright: Music

Damian Hinds: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the level of licences and fees charged by the Performing Rights Society for the use of radios in the workplace.

Edward Davey: The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, my right hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), has not received any such representations recently. The Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, my noble Friend Baroness Wilcox, has dealt with a number of letters on the subject of music licensing from Members of Parliament resulting from correspondence with their constituents. Some of these have been about the level of the fees for music licences from collecting societies including PRS for Music.

Export Credit Guarantees: Zimbabwe

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which projects in Zimbabwe supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) have contributed to the debt owed by Zimbabwe to the ECGD.

Edward Davey: Exports supported by Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) where debts are outstanding to ECGD are shown as follows.
	Project Description
	1,500 vehicles and spare parts
	300 vehicle kits and spare parts
	Construction and commission of a new international airport terminal
	Power station refurbishment—Bulawayo
	Construction of a pipeline
	Design, supply and delivery of transformers and reactors
	Gas coke oven
	Iron ore crushing equipment
	Iron ore sintering plant
	Iron ore sintering plant—supplemental
	Mobile phone system
	Power station refurbishment—Harare and Munyah
	Radar equipment, spare parts and servicing
	Supply of coke oven plant and machinery
	Timber processing plant
	Transceiver ancillary equipment

Higher Education: Admissions

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) representations and (b) research he has received on the relative performance of UK-domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers at (i) Oxford and (ii) Cambridge Universities who previously attended independent schools.

David Willetts: I have received a small number of representations about the relative performance of pupils from independent schools at Oxford and Cambridge.
	I have recently received two new pieces of research on the topic, both undertaken by admissions staff and tutors at the university of Cambridge:
	“The Predictive Effectiveness of Metrics in Admission to Cambridge University”
	“School Background is not a factor in Cambridge degree success”
	Both reports are available of the Cambridge Admissions website at
	http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/research/
	These reports add to recent studies which focus on performance of pupils at Oxford and Cambridge:
	“Schooling effects on degree performance: a comparison of the predictive validity of aptitude testing and secondary school grades at Oxford University”, Ogg, Zimdars and Heath, British Educational Research Journal, 2009
	“The Effect of School Background on Value-Added at Oxbridge”, McCrum, Brundin and Halsey, Oxford Magazine, 2006
	On 8 June Cabinet Office hosted a seminar, attended by officials from my Department, which brought together key researchers—including some of the authors of the above studies—admissions tutors and other stakeholders to discuss the findings of these and other research studies.

Higher Education: Admissions

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 645-46W, on higher education: admissions, 
	(1)  how many (a) UK domiciled and (b) non-UK domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers achieved each degree classification at a UK higher education institution in the academic year 2009-10;
	(2)  how many UK-domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers at UK higher education institutions who previously attended a state school achieved each degree classification in the academic year 2009-10.

David Willetts: The latest available information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is shown in the table. Figures for the 2010/11 academic year will be available in January 2012.
	
		
			 Full-time first degree qualifiers by domicile, degree classification and previous school type, UK higher education institutions, academic year 2009/10 
			 Degree classification UK domiciled  (1) of which: previously attended state school Non-UK domiciled 
			 First class 36,300 16,625 6,445 
			 Upper second 127,090 59,120 18,445 
		
	
	
		
			 Lower second 70,790 28,730 15,535 
			 Third class / Pass 14,160 4,785 5,005 
			 Total classified 248,340 109,260 45,435 
			 (1 )The figure for all UK domiciled qualifiers will include those whose previous school type was unknown. In 2009/10, 13% of the data was missing/unknown.  Notes:  Figures are based on a HESA qualifications obtained population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Certain qualifications gained at first degree level are not subject to classification of the award, notably medical and general degrees. These together with ordinary degrees and aegrotat qualifications will be excluded from this analysis.  Source:  Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Higher Education: North West

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people normally resident in Warrington North constituency applied to attend higher education institutions in the academic year (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and how many such applications were successful in each ward.

David Willetts: The information is in the table and has been provided by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
	Applicants who were not accepted for entry will include: individuals who did not receive any offer; individuals who received an offer (conditional or unconditional) but decided not to go to university; individuals who received a conditional offer and failed to meet the specific conditions (e.g. they did not achieve certain grades); and individuals who decided to withdraw from the UCAS system.
	
		
			 Applicants and accepted applicants to full-time undergraduate courses at UK institutions from Warrington North constituency by electoral ward 2009/10 and 2010/11 
			  2009 2010 
			 Ward Applicants Accepted applicants Applicants Accepted applicants 
			 Birchwood 86 75 108 88 
			 Burtonwood and Winwick 61 52 43 30 
			 Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft 102 83 137 112 
			 Fairfield and Howley 67 47 83 57 
			 Orford 55 45 74 55 
		
	
	
		
			 Poplars and Hulme 68 60 84 56 
			 Poulton North 69 54 80 59 
			 Poulton South 61 49 61 44 
			 Rixton and Woolston 94 77 73 61 
			 Westbrook 95 83 70 57 
			 Grand total 758 625 813 619 
			 Notes: 1. Figures cover applications to higher education courses at higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs).  2. Figures do not include applicants to higher education who do not apply through UCAS (i.e. people who apply directly to institutions). Source:  UCAS

Horticulture: Imports

Thomas Docherty: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to implement a UK trade ban on the import of horticultural products following the recent E. coli outbreak in Germany for the purposes of protecting UK producers from price competition arising from cheap, surplus stock exported from (a) Spain and (b) other EU member states.

James Paice: I have been asked to reply.
	The E. coli outbreak has had a disruptive economic impact on growers and others within the supply chain for fruit and vegetables across the EU, including our domestic industry.
	At retail level, prices for domestically produced salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers and courgettes), have remained relatively stable, although demand continues to decline, as a result more produce is being sent to the wholesale market, which is experiencing consequential price movements. Surplus EU produce has been directed to alternative EU markets, including our own, with similar consequences for prices, although I understand that prices for English produce are faring better than those for imported produce. But the situation continues to develop and the latest indications from our trade organisations are that the market remains depressed, which is not helped by retail demand for salad crops in particular being sensitive to the weather.
	While there has been an impact on our industry it would be against both the single common market organisation and WTO rules to implement a trade ban for the purposes of protecting domestic producers from price competition. However, the welcome news that the Russian Federation has lifted its ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from the European Union is an important development, which should start to alleviate the pressure on volumes and prices being experienced on the domestic market.